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Living in London

London is a city in Canada. In 2024, annual PM2.5 was 3.39 µg/m³. The city covered 420.5 km² in 2021. Population density was 1,004.3 people per km² in 2021. 24.2% of renter households spent at least 30% of income on housing in May 2021. The unemployment rate was 13.3% in May 2021.

Higher unemployment than 92% of Canadian cities that publish it, less recorded crime than 79% of Canadian cities that publish it and cleaner air than 71% of Canadian cities that publish it.

Which Canada-wide rules apply when you move to London?

National rules stay on the country page instead of being relabelled as city data.

Visa and entry rulesPassport-specific entry and national residence context.BenefitsCountry-wide eligibility and official application routes.Taxes in CanadaNational rates and thresholds that apply in London.Healthcare eligibilityCountry-wide insurance and residence conditions.

Housing and cost

No city-level rent figure is published for London. The available city-level cost figures remain below.

What recurs every month6 published recurring costs, € per month
London recurring monthly costs, € per month€910Private kindergarten€123Utilities, 85 m² flat€66Transport pass€56Internet, 60 Mbps€28Fitness club€9Mobile plan, 10 GB€ / month

Supplemental estimate lane; these items are not official statistics.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Fitness club membership, monthly27.5 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v220Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Internet, 60 Mbps unlimited56.38 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v220Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Private kindergarten, monthly909.9 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v220Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Meal at an inexpensive restaurant15.75 EUR31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v220Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Mobile plan, 10 GB8.66 EUR/month31 Jul 2026Cost of Living in London. Jul 2026. Prices in London19Commercial estimate · Supplemental context
Monthly transport pass66.49 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v220Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Basic utilities, 85 m² home122.5 EUR/month31 Dec 2022Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v220Supplemental estimate · Supplemental context
Households spending over 30% of income on rent24.2 %11 May 2021Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population15Official
Dwellings186,409 dwellings31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada7Official
G05 Main Residential Dwellings174,657 dwellings31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada8Official
Safety City Property Crime Count19,636 violations/year31 Dec 2024Statistics Canada 35-10-0177-01 (incident-based crime, by CMA)13Official

Work and income

What is the unemployment rate in London?

The unemployment rate is 13.3 % (May 2021). Source: Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population15

Unemployment across cities in CanadaUnemployment in London is 13.3%. Of 485 cities with data, 119 have unemployment of 6 to under 8%.
unemployment rate, % · measured cities in Canada per band1 city: 0% to under 2%10–210 cities: 2% to under 4%102–497 cities: 4% to under 6%974–6119 cities: 6% to under 8%1196–8103 cities: 8% to under 10%1038–1075 cities: 10% to under 12%7510–1251 cities: 12% to under 14%5112–14London 13.3%18 cities: 14% to under 16%1814–168 cities: 16% to under 18%816–181 city: 18% to under 20%118–202 cities: 20% to under 22%220–22

Unemployment rate (%)

MetricValuePeriodSource
Employment rate53.6 %31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada8Official
Median gross salary (regional)2,055 EUR/month31 Dec 2020www150.statcan.gc.ca18Official
Unemployment rate13.3 %country median 8.3%11 May 2021Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population15Official

Public employment service

No exact public employment office is currently linked to London. The verified national service may still offer online registration, job search or an official office finder.

Country-level information

Job Bank and public employment services — Public employment service

Government of Canada

Job SearchMigrant Support
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Country-level service information is not treated as proof of a physical office in London. Sources checked through 12 Aug 2026.

Safety

How safe is London?

Police recorded 4,743 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source.

  • Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents: 4,743 offences per 100,000 · Statistics Canada — Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 202421
Recorded crime across major citiesLondon highlighted among comparable cities
Recorded crime across major cities with London highlighted8,922Kelowna7,953Saskatoon7,894Winnipeg7,503Regina7,108Edmonton6,867Thunder Bay6,484St. John's5,404Brantford4,743London4,142Guelph3,920Barrie3,366Saguenayrecorded incidents per 100k residents
MetricValuePeriodSource
Recorded incidents per 100,000 residents4,743 offences per 100,000country median 7,10831 Dec 2024Statistics Canada — Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 202421Independent
Safety City Violent Crime Count6,026 violations/year31 Dec 2024Statistics Canada 35-10-0177-01 (incident-based crime, by CMA)13Official

Mobility and administration

MetricValuePeriodSource
G09 Bicycle Commute Share Pct0.9 %11 May 2021Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population15Official
G09 Transit Commute Share Pct6.4 %11 May 2021Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population15Official
G09 Walk Commute Share Pct4.6 %11 May 2021Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population15Official
Destinations from nearest airport5 count13 Jun 2026OpenFlights — routes.dat5Official
Nearest airportYXU13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv6Official
Distance to nearest airport9.5 km13 Jun 2026OurAirports — airports.csv6Official

Language courses and integration

No exact city-level course record is currently published for London. These verified national programmes may still apply; use the official programme page to check local availability.

Country-level information

IRCC newcomer language-learning services finder — State Language Course

Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada

For newcomers to Canada.

English, Frenchfree
Open official information
Open the full Canada section
National programme information is not treated as proof of a course location in London.

Climate and air quality

Monthly mean temperatures were −5.4°C in January and 21°C in July. Monthly precipitation was 78.6 mm in January and 80.5 mm in July.

Is the air quality good in London?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 3.4 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline.

Annual mean at the measuring site(s) serving the city; current-day readings differ.

  • PM2.5 — annual mean: 3.39 µg/m³ · Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate.3
Temperature through the yearAverage daytime high and night-time low, °C
London average monthly daytime high and night-time low temperature, °C-10°0°10°20°30°JFMAMJJASOND27°-9°Daytime highNight-time low
Rainfall through the yearAverage monthly precipitation, mm
London average monthly precipitation, mm0255075100796367898986816793838879JFMAMJJASONDmm
Air quality vs health guidelinesAnnual means against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limits
London annual air pollutant levels against WHO 2021 guidelines and EU legal limitsCity valueWHO guidelineEU limit5253.4PM2.5154012.0PM1010404.2NO₂µg/m³

City values from the published air-quality observations. WHO 2021 guidelines and EU limit values are published constants.

PM2.5 across cities in CanadaAnnual PM2.5 in London is 3.4 µg/m³. Of 92 cities with data, 33 have annual PM2.5 of 3 to under 4 µg/m³.
annual PM2.5, µg/m³ · measured cities in Canada per band2 cities: 1 µg/m³ to under 2 µg/m³21–216 cities: 2 µg/m³ to under 3 µg/m³162–333 cities: 3 µg/m³ to under 4 µg/m³333–4London 3.413 cities: 4 µg/m³ to under 5 µg/m³134–512 cities: 5 µg/m³ to under 6 µg/m³125–61 city: 6 µg/m³ to under 7 µg/m³16–71 city: 7 µg/m³ to under 8 µg/m³17–81 city: 8 µg/m³ to under 9 µg/m³18–92 cities: 9 µg/m³ to under 10 µg/m³29–102 cities: 10 µg/m³ to under 11 µg/m³210–111 city: 13 µg/m³ to under 14 µg/m³113–142 cities: 15 µg/m³ to under 16 µg/m³215–163 cities: 16 µg/m³ to under 17 µg/m³316–171 city: 17 µg/m³ to under 18 µg/m³117–181 city: 20 µg/m³ to under 21 µg/m³120–211 city: 40 µg/m³ to under 41 µg/m³140–41

Annual PM2.5 (µg/m³)

MetricValuePeriodSource
NO₂ — annual mean4.16 µg/m³country median 6.92024Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 station DMean observation retained at source grain; no place value is asserted because the approved 25 km observation condition is not met.4Official
PM10 — annual mean12 µg/m³country median 10.52024Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate.2Official
PM2.5 — annual mean3.39 µg/m³country median 3.72024Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate.3Official
Average daytime high by monthJan -1.6 · Feb -0.6 · Mar 4.6 · Apr 12.2 · May 19.3 · Jun 24.4 · Jul 26.6 · Aug 25.7 · Sep 22.1 · Oct 14.7 · Nov 7.5 · Dec 1.4 °C31 Dec 2020Canadian Climate Normals — LONDON A, 1991-20201Official
Average night-time low by monthJan -9.1 · Feb -9 · Mar -4.5 · Apr 1.4 · May 7.7 · Jun 13.2 · Jul 15.3 · Aug 14.4 · Sep 10.5 · Oct 5 · Nov -0.3 · Dec -5.2 °C31 Dec 2020Canadian Climate Normals — LONDON A, 1991-20201Official
Average temperature by monthJan -5.4 · Feb -4.8 · Mar 0.1 · Apr 6.8 · May 13.5 · Jun 18.8 · Jul 21 · Aug 20.1 · Sep 16.3 · Oct 9.9 · Nov 3.6 · Dec -2 °C31 Dec 2020Canadian Climate Normals — LONDON A, 1991-20201Official
Average precipitation by monthJan 78.6 · Feb 62.8 · Mar 67.4 · Apr 88.5 · May 88.8 · Jun 85.9 · Jul 80.5 · Aug 66.9 · Sep 92.7 · Oct 82.6 · Nov 87.7 · Dec 79.2 mm31 Dec 2020Canadian Climate Normals — LONDON A, 1991-20201Official

Cities of a similar size in Canada

Closest published populations, for a like-for-like comparison.

All Canada cities
Markham338,503 residentsQuébec557,390 residentsBrampton656,480 residentsSaskatoon266,141 residentsKitchener256,885 residentsBurnaby249,125 residents

Population and city profile

How many people live in London?

The published population was 422,324 people in 2021. Source: Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, London (Census subdivision 3539036)12

Who lives hereResidents by nationality, % of population
London residents by nationalityBy nationalityNational passport88.3%Foreign residents11.7%

Calculated from the population and foreign-resident facts on this page.

MetricValuePeriodSource
Area420.5 km²31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada8Official
City area420.5 km²2021Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021 (London, CSD 3539036)11Official
Foreign-resident share24.81 %31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada9Official
Foreign residents49,450 people11 May 2021Statistics Canada Census Profile 2021 characteristic 1512: not Canadian citizens, population in private households, 25% sample data, at CSD grain. This is the exact foreign-citizenship interpretation used for foreign_population_total; it is not immigrant status.14Official
Population density1,004 people/km²11 May 2021Statistics Canada Census Profile 2021 characteristic 6: population density per square kilometre at CSD grain. This is the exact CSD value; it is not a CMA or province observation.14Official
Population422,324 people1 Jan 2021Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, London (Census subdivision 3539036)12Official
Safety City Crime Covered Population628,324 people31 Dec 2024Statistics Canada 35-10-0177-01 (incident-based crime, by CMA)13Official
Population over time22 published observations, 2001–2022
Population in London by year, residents342,432380,246418,061455,87520012005200920152022448,051residents

Population rose 27.9% between 2001 and 2022, from 350,256 to 448,051.

International community in London

Named groups from exact city-grain official distributions. Citizenship, birthplace, language and ancestry answer different questions and stay separate.

Country of birth

Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data · 2021 Census

Published groupPeopleShare
Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data103,300100.0%
Asia47,77046.2%
Europe30,70029.7%
Americas16,37515.9%
Other places of birth in Asia8,6908.4%
India8,5458.3%
United Kingdom8,1907.9%
Africa8,0107.8%
China5,0254.9%
Syria4,8204.7%
Other places of birth in Europe3,9753.8%
Show 49 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Poland3,8403.7%
Colombia3,7303.6%
United States of America3,6603.5%
Iraq3,6453.5%
Philippines3,3153.2%
Other places of birth in Africa3,2703.2%
Portugal3,2253.1%
Other places of birth in Americas3,1253.0%
Pakistan2,6552.6%
Korea, South2,2852.2%
Lebanon2,2252.2%
Italy2,0752.0%
Viet Nam1,8001.7%
Germany1,7501.7%
El Salvador1,6451.6%
Jamaica1,5601.5%
Netherlands1,4551.4%
Iran1,4001.4%
Nigeria1,3201.3%
Egypt1,1851.1%
Afghanistan1,0201.0%
Bosnia and Herzegovina1,0151.0%
Greece9450.9%
Romania8800.9%
Ukraine8200.8%
Trinidad and Tobago7900.8%
Hungary7150.7%
Hong Kong7100.7%
Brazil6650.6%
Croatia6200.6%
Mexico5700.6%
South Africa, Republic of5550.5%
Turkey5250.5%
Bangladesh5150.5%
Russian Federation5000.5%
Guyana4900.5%
Eritrea4550.4%
Serbia4500.4%
Oceania and other places of birth4400.4%
Ethiopia4250.4%
Sri Lanka4100.4%
Congo, Democratic Republic of the3550.3%
France2450.2%
Somalia2450.2%
Taiwan1800.2%
Peru1250.1%
Morocco1150.1%
Algeria900.1%
Haiti250.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source16

Citizenship

Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data · 2021 Census

Published groupPeopleShare
Total - Citizenship for the population in private households - 25% sample data416,265100.0%
Canadian citizens366,82088.1%
Canadian citizens aged 18 and over293,02070.4%
Canadian citizens aged under 1873,79517.7%
Not Canadian citizens49,45011.9%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source16

Language spoken at home

Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data · 2021 Census

Published groupPeopleShare
Total - Language spoken most often at home for the total population excluding institutional residents - 100% data418,220100.0%
Single responses399,85095.6%
Official languages343,03082.0%
English341,43581.6%
Non-official languages56,82013.6%
Non-Indigenous languages56,80013.6%
Indo-European languages27,6256.6%
Multiple responses18,3704.4%
English and non-official language(s)16,8154.0%
Afro-Asiatic languages11,5452.8%
Semitic languages11,3502.7%
Show 168 more groups
Published groupPeopleShare
Italic (Romance) languages10,8202.6%
Indo-Iranian languages10,6652.6%
Arabic9,6602.3%
Indo-Aryan languages8,0301.9%
Spanish7,1251.7%
Sino-Tibetan languages6,5701.6%
Chinese languages6,3901.5%
Mandarin5,0951.2%
Balto-Slavic languages4,6101.1%
Slavic languages4,5901.1%
Dravidian languages3,0700.7%
Portuguese2,8000.7%
Korean2,7500.7%
Iranian languages2,6350.6%
Punjabi (Panjabi)2,5850.6%
Malayalam2,4300.6%
Polish2,0850.5%
Austro-Asiatic languages1,8400.4%
Urdu1,7950.4%
Austronesian languages1,6450.4%
French1,5950.4%
Persian languages1,4500.3%
Vietnamese1,4400.3%
Tagalog (Pilipino, Filipino)1,2650.3%
Aramaic languages1,2450.3%
Yue (Cantonese)1,1350.3%
Hindi1,0600.3%
Serbo-Croatian1,0400.2%
Assyrian Neo-Aramaic1,0250.2%
Gujarati1,0250.2%
Kurdish1,0150.2%
Nepali9350.2%
Russian9250.2%
Iranian Persian8950.2%
English and French7750.2%
Greek6750.2%
Italian5800.1%
Turkic languages5200.1%
Niger-Congo languages4550.1%
Albanian4400.1%
Dari4400.1%
Turkish4350.1%
Serbian4100.1%
Khmer (Cambodian)3950.1%
Bengali3900.1%
English, French and non-official language(s)3700.1%
Germanic languages3600.1%
Tamil3400.1%
Bosnian3400.1%
Multiple non-official languages3300.1%
Romanian3050.1%
Ukrainian2900.1%
Croatian2700.1%
Telugu2650.1%
Uralic languages2500.1%
Tigrigna2450.1%
Hungarian2400.1%
Sign languages2200.1%
High German languages2200.1%
German2200.1%
American Sign Language1800.0%
Chaldean Neo-Aramaic1800.0%
Tibeto-Burman languages1750.0%
Cushitic languages1750.0%
Pashto1650.0%
Somali1600.0%
Karenic languages1350.0%
Ilocano1250.0%
Amharic1200.0%
S'gaw Karen1150.0%
Persian (Farsi), n.o.s.1150.0%
Swahili1100.0%
Yoruba1100.0%
Cebuano1050.0%
Low Saxon-Low Franconian languages1000.0%
Japanese1000.0%
Chinese, n.o.s.950.0%
Tai-Kadai languages850.0%
Marathi850.0%
French and non-official language(s)800.0%
Czech800.0%
Sinhala (Sinhalese)750.0%
Nilo-Saharan languages600.0%
Hebrew600.0%
Slovak600.0%
Lao550.0%
Uyghur550.0%
Creole languages550.0%
Indonesian500.0%
Armenian500.0%
Bulgarian500.0%
Dutch500.0%
Afrikaans450.0%
Kinyarwanda (Rwanda)400.0%
Rundi (Kirundi)400.0%
Sign languages, n.i.e.400.0%
Scandinavian languages400.0%
Min Nan (Chaochow, Teochow, Fukien, Taiwanese)350.0%
Thai350.0%
Aramaic, n.o.s.350.0%
Akan (Twi)350.0%
Igbo300.0%
Bisaya, n.o.s.300.0%
Kannada300.0%
Dinka250.0%
Wu (Shanghainese)250.0%
Indigenous languages250.0%
Macedonian250.0%
Slovene (Slovenian)250.0%
Niger-Congo languages, n.i.e.200.0%
Nuer200.0%
Burmese200.0%
Karenic languages, n.i.e.200.0%
Azerbaijani200.0%
Hiligaynon200.0%
Austronesian languages, n.i.e.200.0%
Creole, n.o.s.200.0%
Baltic languages200.0%
Lithuanian200.0%
Swedish200.0%
Kacchi200.0%
Sindhi200.0%
Shona150.0%
Tibeto-Burman languages, n.i.e.150.0%
Pampangan (Kapampangan, Pampango)150.0%
Creole languages, n.i.e.150.0%
Serbo-Croatian, n.i.e.150.0%
Danish150.0%
Wolof100.0%
Nilo-Saharan languages, n.i.e.100.0%
Hakka100.0%
Turkic languages, n.i.e.100.0%
Other languages, n.i.e.100.0%
Iroquoian languages100.0%
Oneida100.0%
Chadic languages100.0%
Bilen100.0%
Maltese100.0%
Malay100.0%
Haitian Creole100.0%
Dravidian languages, n.i.e.100.0%
Rusyn100.0%
Konkani100.0%
Rohingya100.0%
Indo-Aryan languages, n.i.e.100.0%
Fulah (Pular, Pulaar, Fulfulde)100.0%
Ga100.0%
Gikuyu100.0%
Lingala50.0%
Min Dong50.0%
Algonquian languages50.0%
Cree-Innu languages50.0%
Cree languages50.0%
Ojibway-Potawatomi languages50.0%
Ojibway languages50.0%
Anishinaabemowin (Chippewa)50.0%
Ojibway, n.o.s.50.0%
Berber languages50.0%
Oromo50.0%
Waray-Waray50.0%
Jamaican English Creole50.0%
Latvian50.0%
Swiss German50.0%
Plautdietsch50.0%
Assamese50.0%
Catalan50.0%
Italic (Romance) languages, n.i.e.50.0%
Ganda50.0%

Largest published groups; zero-count groups are omitted. Dimensions are source-native and are never merged. Official source16

Is London a good place to live?

There is no universal answer. The profile scores below show who the available published evidence may suit; they are a decision aid, not a personal recommendation.

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Remote worker41%strong on work, weak on safety · range 33–49%
Skilled employee48%strong on work, weak on safety · range 40–56%
Student47%strong on education, weak on work · range 40–54%
Family38%strong on housing, weak on cost · range 30–46%
Retirement51%strong on air quality, weak on admin · range 41–61%
Foreign residents49,450 people11 May 2021Official source · Statistics Canada Census Profile 2021 characteristic 1512: not Canadian citizens, population in private households, 25% sample data, at CSD grain. This is the exact foreign-citizenship interpretation used for foreign_population_total; it is not immigrant status.
Population422,324 people1 Jan 2021Official source · Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, London (Census subdivision 3539036)
Households spending over 30% of income on rent24.2 %11 May 2021Official source · Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population
Dwellings186,409 dwellings31 Dec 2021Official source · Statistics Canada
Employment rate53.6 %31 Dec 2021Official source · Statistics Canada
Median gross salary (regional)2,055 EUR/month31 Dec 2020Official source · www150.statcan.gc.ca
Every value keeps its source, geographic scope and verification date · Last checked 2026-09-05

Additional context

MetricValuePeriodSource
Residents born abroad30.5 %11 May 2021Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population15Official
G07 Bachelors Or Higher Share Pct29.1 %11 May 2021Statistics Canada Table 98-10-0387-04: highest certificate, diploma or degree17Official
Households174,660 households31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada8Official
Labour force participation rate61.7 %31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada8Official
Median age38.8 years31 Dec 2021Statistics Canada10Official

Yes — migrants can receive medical care in London when the national insurance or residence conditions are met.

Healthcare access follows the country-wide insurance rules; local capacity facts remain city data and are not used as proof of eligibility.

Open the official coverage guide
Country rule verified 2026-08-03.

Common questions

Answered from the published values on this page, each with its source and date.

How many people live in London?

The published population was 422,324 people in 2021. Source: Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, London (Census subdivision 3539036).

Is the air quality good in London?

The annual PM2.5 mean is about 3.4 µg/m³ (2024) — within the WHO 2021 guideline. Source: Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 annual daily-mean station observations, reproducibly aggregated as an arithmetic mean for eligible stations within 25 km of the target city coordinate. This is a derived place observation, not an asserted municipal monitor aggregate..

How safe is London?

Police recorded 4,743 incidents per 100,000 (2024). This counts all offences, so it is not comparable with a violent-crime-only rate from another source. Source: Statistics Canada — Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 2024.

What is the unemployment rate in London?

The unemployment rate is 13.3 % (May 2021). Source: Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population.

What is the typical salary around London?

The median gross salary is 2,055 EUR/month. Source: www150.statcan.gc.ca.

How many foreign residents live in London?

49,450 people residents hold a foreign nationality. Source: Statistics Canada Census Profile 2021 characteristic 1512: not Canadian citizens, population in private households, 25% sample data, at CSD grain. This is the exact foreign-citizenship interpretation used for foreign_population_total; it is not immigrant status..

Is London a good place to live?

London may suit different people for different reasons. The page's profile scores compare published cost, work, housing, safety, healthcare and other available factors; they are a decision aid, not a universal recommendation.

How many people born in Total - Place of birth for the immigrant population in private households - 25% sample data live in London?

The official country of birth distribution records 103,300 people (100.0%) in the source-defined population for 2021 Census. This is a country of birth measure, not a general estimate of ethnicity or migration status.

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Sources

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  1. Canadian Climate Normals — LONDON A, 1991-2020 Canadian Climate Normals · climate.weather.gc.ca · checked 2026-07-26
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  4. Official ECCC/NAPS 2024 station DMean observation retained at source grain; no place value is asserted because the approved 25 km observation condition is not met. data-donnees.az.ec.gc.ca · checked 2026-07-15
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  7. Statistics Canada www150.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-08-07
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  1. Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021 (London, CSD 3539036) Statistics Canada · www12.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-07-14
  2. Statistics Canada — Census Profile 2021, London (Census subdivision 3539036) Statistics Canada · api.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-08-13
  3. Statistics Canada 35-10-0177-01 (incident-based crime, by CMA) www150.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-09-05
  4. Statistics Canada Census Profile 2021 characteristic 1512: not Canadian citizens, population in private households, 25% sample data, at CSD grain. This is the exact foreign-citizenship interpretation used for foreign_population_total; it is not immigrant status. api.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2021-05-11
  5. Statistics Canada Census Profile downloads, 2021 Census of Population www12.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-07-16
  6. Statistics Canada language_spoken_at_home www12.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-08-29
  7. Statistics Canada Table 98-10-0387-04: highest certificate, diploma or degree www150.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-07-16
  8. www150.statcan.gc.ca www150.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-08-27
  9. Cost of Living in London. Jul 2026. Prices in London numbeo.com · checked 2026-07-27
  10. Global Cost of Living — Kaggle snapshot v2 Global Cost of Living · kaggle.com · checked 2026-07-27
  11. Statistics Canada — Police-reported Crime Severity Index and crime rate, by census metropolitan area, 2024 Statistics Canada · www150.statcan.gc.ca · checked 2026-07-26

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